mask
noun
a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
are masking
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present progressiveof mask.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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For investors, the key question is whether some of China’s listed restaurant and beverage giants are masking franchisee stress beneath aggressive expansion.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
That means strong results at some companies and in some sectors are masking weaker results elsewhere, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
And only a small percentage of people are masking or taking other precautions in public despite a new wave of covid, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus infections hospitalizing and killing seniors.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024
“We are masking on Fridays,” an attendant told one woman who had managed to make it well inside the theater without a mask on her face.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
I think," she whispered at last, "that you are masking still.
From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Charlotte Mary Yonge
